Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding service connection claims for various conditions, including vertigo, left and right shoulder disabilities, bilateral ankle disabilities, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of his bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis was dismissed because he failed to appear for a scheduled VA examination without providing good cause.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals concerning the increased ratings for GERD and plantar fasciitis, so these issues are dismissed.

The Veteran's recurrent ankle, foot, and wrist disabilities are being remanded for further examination to determine their relationship to service. The respiratory and sinus disabilities are also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for secondary service connection for major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder, and service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and muscle pain have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a grant of these claims.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on housebound status is denied because he does not have a single service-connected disability rated at 100 percent, nor has he been awarded a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to a single service-connected disability.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied as they did not manifest during service or within one year of separation, and there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.,Service connection for a left foot skin disability (plantar warts) is also denied due to lack of current diagnosis.

The Veteran's effective dates for various disability evaluations have been granted as of September 23, 2019. The claims were based on new evidence that reopened the service connection for these conditions.

The appeal has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew their request for review of the decision.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including an examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder and other conditions caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn may have contributed to his OSA.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring further evidentiary development before service connection for a bilateral foot disability can be adjudicated.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The right foot disability was rated as 30 percent prior to March 31, 2022, and the maximum rating thereafter. Ratings for hip and knee conditions were also denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to a withdrawal request from the appellant and his authorized representative.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of right shoulder and right foot disabilities due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus.,Service connection is denied for headache disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right wrist disability, left wrist disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability. Service connection is also denied for bilateral foot disability.

The Veteran's claims for leukocytosis, right foot plantar fasciitis, and a right ankle disability are denied. The Veteran's seronegative rheumatoid arthritis, left and right wrist rheumatoid arthritis with osteopenia, left and right knee strain with rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia are granted as related to in-service bacterial food poisoning. Service connection for hair loss is also granted secondary to service-connected rheumatoid arthritis.

The Veteran's pes planus with plantar fasciitis is rated as 50 percent disabling, which is the maximum schedular rating permitted for pes planus. The appeal is denied as the criteria for higher ratings are not met.

The Veteran's tinnitus and voiding dysfunction were denied as not related to her military service. The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral pes planus, hysterectomy, left ankle condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (phobias), and rhinitis need further examination and opinion.,The Veteran was provided with a remand for additional examinations and opinions to address her claims of tinnitus, voiding dysfunction, bilateral pes planus, hysterectomy, left ankle condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (phobias), and rhinitis.

The Veteran's need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities is granted from October 1, 2021.

The Veteran is granted entitlement to a TDIU and basic eligibility to DEA benefits from April 17, 2017 to October 11, 2020 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation.